Caretaker's Cottage

11"x14" Oil on Canvas
Palette Knife Painting

I've been neglected my blog lately.  My excuse is that I have been spending hours upon hours trying to get a handle on using Photoshop.  For now I'm giving up on Photoshop & getting back to painting & doing other things that I enjoy. 
I painted this little French caretaker's cottage a while back along with several other French paintings.  So now that I have put my four Photoshop books aside, maybe I can get back to posting & have more time for painting.
Thank you for viewing my palette knife paintings.
-Sarah  

One More Cup

 

5"x7" Oil on Panel

Palette Knife Painting

One More Cup is a lively, colorful, little painting that I hope will brighten your day.  I've been busy in the studio the past two weeks and have finished three new larger paintings.  I haven't photographed them yet.  I am begining a "Photoshop" class tonight & hopefully I can learn to use their software to do a better job of photographing & editing my paintings.  Wish me luck. 

Thank you for taking a look at my palette knife paintings.

Cheers!

Sarah





Tall Cup No. 2

Palette Knife Painting

Once I'm in my studio, it usually doesn't take me very long to find something to paint.  This morning I noticed that I had left my coffee cup by the studio sink.  Instead of taking it downstairs to the kitchen, I decided to paint it in some bright cheerful colors.  Yes, I know that I have painted it once before; but after all, it's my favorite.
Thank you for viewing my blog.
-Sarah

Tipsy Cup

Hello Everyone & Happy 2012!

This new year represents a new beginning & I have started posting to my blog again.  As an artist, I have taken some time off to review my artistic activities & habits & how they correlate with my goals.  My passion for creating paintings with the palette knife has not changed.  However, I will not be producing as many spontaneous small paintings.  I will be spending more time planning & designing larger pieces.  I would dearly love to produce & post a small painting each day but that would not leave enough time to complete larger works in the alla prima (all in one session) method that I prefer to use.  So for now, my goal is to post a small painting each week & now and then surprise viewers with a larger painting.

This week's painting is titled "Tipsy Cup."  Too bad I didn't get it posted for New Year's Eve.  This one got a little tipsy when it hit the saucer.  Some morning are like that.

5x7 Oil on Panel

Palette Knife Painting

Thank you for viewing my palette knife paintings.
-Sarah

It's a Beet

6"x6" oil on 1-1/4" deep gallery-wrapped canvas

Palette Knife Painting

My mother-in-law cans pickled beets each year.  They are the best ever!  This year they were a little small but were still great for canning.  As I was finishing this painting I realized this beet sorta looked like a radish.  Even though most of this year's beets were small, maybe I should have painted it a little fatter.  Now I'm thinking I will go to the store & buy some radishes & paint them.  Hopefully, they won't look like beets.
-Sarah

Vine Ripe

6"x6" Oil on 1-1/4" deep Gallery-wrapped Canvas

Palette Knife Painting

Every year we try to raise tomatoes but seldom have good luck.  This year we raised them in large containers.  Most of them were small but the flavor was fantastic.  This was my first attempt to paint a tomato with the palette knife.  I was so afraid it might end up looking like an apple.  I think this one looks pretty juicy & ripe.  Just a little something to remember the taste of those good homegrown vine-ripe tomatoes.  Enjoy.
-Sarah

Call It A Day

8"x8" Oil on Panel

Palette Knife Painting

On a recent visit to Lake Maumelle, I watched as many of the sailboats started coming in at the end of the day.    I'm finding that sailboats are fun to paint with the palette knife.  I will definitely be doing more of them in the future. 
This week I am very excited to be in Charleston, SC for a workshop.  I will share more information next week when I return. 
Thank you for viewing my palette knife paintings.
-Sarah